The optimal HCC gene panel included DST, SYNE2, APOB, KDM6A, USP9X, SPAG17, TERT, TP53, AMPH, EP300, TTK, CCND1, FCRL1, IL6ST, PTEN, SFN, STK11, and NRAS. This evidence concerns the gene IL6ST and hepatocellular carcinoma.